He told evertonfc.com: â€œAnderlecht were winning 1-0 on the night and they brought on this kid with half an hour to go. The place erupted, with the fans chanting â€˜Lukaku, Lukakuâ€™. I thought to myself â€˜whoâ€™s this?â€™.

â€œHe scored two goals and it was only afterwards that my son said he was 17 - I couldnâ€™t believe it.

â€œHe was built like Didier Drogba, a man mountain. He looked the part and I knew then he was destined for good things.

â€œIf he can be half the player Drogba was for Chelsea then he will do a sterling job for us."